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Why We Like Outposts1 comment

Karin Cope & Marike Finlay wrote 1 month ago: BC Central and North Coast waters and First Nations 17-19 July 2012  Codville Lagoon Marine Park, Ki … more →

Tags: 2012, Central Coast, Bella bella., shearwater, dungeness crabs, prawns, Repairs, Provisioning

Six showstoppers of the Gibb River Road9 comments

Fractions of the world wrote 2 months ago: You don’t rent a 4×4 in the golden outback of Australia and then stick neatly to the tarmac roads… T … more →

Tags: Action, Australia, Chronological, Nature, Alexander Forrets, Butterfly, crocodiles, crocodiles in the wild, flying dogs

Ah!!! Run for Your Life!

lionshart wrote 3 months ago: They’re everywhere, crawling out from every corner! Some of them get in the way. Some of them … more →

Tags: Beginner, RUN, Running, Running with a Lion's Heart, Tip, Motivational, Inspirational, Funny, Bloopers

Day 41 - OMG, run for your life, it's an ice!!4 comments

Janet wrote 9 months ago: A dangerous situation has come up. Last week Friday one of my colleagues from the office has invited … more →

Tags: Weight loss, Life, importance of food, Diet, Lose weight in Germany, Parents, Motivation, Weight Loss Tips, Moving

Tver to Moscow 9-17 July 20124 comments

threewheeling wrote 10 months ago: The weather became noticeably hotter as we approached Tver, but a cool headwind has for the most par … more →

Tags: Tandem Bike Touring, Russia, chinese visa application, Kazakh visa application, Russian visa registration, tandem maintenance, Mosquitoes

Pet Horse Fly!2 comments

doublebhomestead wrote 10 months ago: I’ll bet you saw the title of this post and thought what in the world is he talking about. Well, I a … more →

Tags: days gone by history, Video Games, days gone by, Horsefly

Good grief, I'm a real poet2 comments

battypip wrote 10 months ago: How on earth did that happen? 111O/3, with letterpress poem/print insertI might have mentioned earli … more →

Tags: General Stuff, Reviews, My Writing, Poetry, Work, nottingham festival of words, Obsessed with Pipework, Southwell Library Poetry Festival, valerie laws

Cherries galore

Damaris wrote 10 months ago: Ripe wild cherries Wild cherries, that is. There are 2 main places where productive wild cherry tree … more →

Tags: Eating At Home, cake, almond, recipe, paradise, wild cherries, Juice, newton's cradle, headscarf

Day 29 - Steinbach MB to Warroad MN - Total distanced traveled - 2813kms2 comments

Chris Schmitt wrote 11 months ago: I had a glorious day of cycling today: perfect weather, virtually no wind, very low traffic, great r … more →

Tags: Trip Log, MTS Allstream, MTS, allstream, United Way, Cycling, Cycle Touring, Canada, Manitoba

Flies - Day 25

urbanprimate wrote 1 year ago: In the last few days I seem to have gotten more bites. Some are on the nape of my neck, I have one o … more →

Tags: My African Adventure, Budongo, Disease, Uganda, forest, Flies, Buzz, Sun, mossie

Zebra's stripes keep away horseflies

Suzanne Elvidge wrote 1 year ago: The stripes of zebras seem to keep away horseflies, and this may be because it changes the way the a … more →

Tags: Insects and 'minibeasts', animals, zebra, stripes, Polarised Light

Friday Evening Reads: Scientific Discoveries, Cats from Hell, and Romney Reads45 comments

bostonboomer wrote 1 year ago: Good Evening Sky Dancers! I’m filling in for Minkoff Minx tonight. I’m a little weary of … more →

Tags: 2012 Presidential Campaign, 2012 Primaries, U S Politics, AIDS, Antarctica, antiretroviral drugs, Catholic Bishops, Cats, Crime

The truth behind the stripes...

katieroze wrote 1 year ago: Originally, scientists say a zebra’s black-and-white stripes camouflage the animal in tall grass. Bu … more →

Tags: Animal, zebra, baby zebra, stripes, Evolution, News, New Discovery

Bite me

Mister Gradenko wrote 1 year ago: Why zebra are striped … more →

Tags: Gradenko's Daily Dish, zebra, stripes, Science, Evolution

Air-Candied haws with acanthopanax1 comment

muteuntilnow wrote 1 year ago: Whenever I try to shade out, he’s there.. my steps, he counts. whenever i try to run. he … more →

Tags: For ALL, Air, Poetry

300 Miles of Stark Desolation: A Guest Blog by Chad Harris3 comments

Heidi Nedreberg wrote 1 year ago: - Lake Level: 4197.5′ - As someone who formerly loved to ride I have a lot of respect for our … more →

Tags: Characters, Guest Posts, 300 miles, adventure, Air Force Test Range, Antelope Island, bicycle, Birds, Camping

The meaning of life, or should I say, the meaninglessness?

Iibuli wrote 1 year ago: Hello! Today I’m writing from the sheer want to write. I don’t even have that much to te … more →

Tags: something, Muse, Nature, The meaning of life, ...life is meaningless, pwoper Muser, painting a shirt, Persistance, Insects

Beyond Bug Spray: Insect-Repelling Tips From the Experts

The Center for Wilderness Safety wrote 2 years ago: Black flies, mosquitoes, no-see-ums, horseflies, ticks. No matter what your favorite outdoor sport i … more →

Tags: Outdoor Safety, Stories From the Field, black flies, DEET, eastern mountain sports, EMS, Insects, Mosquitoes, no-see-ums

DC scientist says US needs national plan to help those vulnerable to Dengue Fever and other infections; Hawaiian physicians identify 20 new suspected cases of Dengue Fever; a bill in Alabama Legislature would legalize Deer baiting; Rabies reports from Arkansas, Florida, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, and Wisconsin; Coyote reports from California, and Virginia; a Chronic Wasting Disease report from Kansas; and a report of Parasitic Carotid Artery Worms found in Wyoming Ungulates. Canada: Coyote reports from British Columbia, and Ontario.

Jerry Genesio wrote 2 years ago:   National 03/30/11 upi.com: The threat of dengue fever and the prevalence of parasitic infections a … more →

Tags: Bacterial Disease, legislation, parasites, prion disease, studies, Vectors, viral disease, wildlife, carotid artery worm


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